I want the real story, the one that wont make it into the history books or the scientific journals.And you think Im the man to tell it, do you?If you were actually there, you are most definitely the person to tell it. Youre absolutely right. There have been plenty of stories. The trouble is, every account is different. Most of them are second or third hand. I dont know . . . I guess I figured, maybe since you werent in such a rush to tell your version, it might be the closest to the truth.Garvey chuckled heartily. Well, I cant argue with that logic, son. Despite my choice of reading materials . . . he nodded towards the adventure novel hed set down, a recent translation of the French novel by Jules Verne, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ive never been one for unnecessary embellishment. You want the Gods honest truth? In this particular case, theres no need. Its a hell of a goddamn story. I was already flipping open a notebook and licking the tip of a sharpened pencil to take notes. I may have been salivating.
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About Wynne McLaughlin, The Bone Feud
Wynne McLaughlin, The Bone Feud.
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- Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth